A Cavan auctioneer has criticised the County Council for lacking a "vision for the future" regarding its County Development Plan.
At a recent County Council meeting, elected members voted to re-zone lands from "Proposed Residential" to "Amenity and Open Space".
The executive was against the motions, saying that these lands are "precisely where we need a residential development to be happening".
Don Crotty, from Crotty Auctioneers in Cavan, warned there is a "housing crisis" in the region and that the local housing market is still "suffering a hangover from the financial crisis".
Land close to Cavan General Hospital on the Farnham road was among the lands rezoned as "Amenity and Open Space".
Don told the Joe Finnegan Show that this site should have been used for elderly living:
